Film, found one.

[davidh6781]

While having a lost sort i have come accross some films that have never been processed.

My question is, and i maybe in complete dream world.

Can i unreel them and scan them on my flat bed with its film strip scanner or would they still need to go to a processing shop before i can do that?

I don't know whats on them and kinda hoping to to real them off and scan rather than pay for processing. (sorry bin tight lol)

 

[CrazyJay]

Hi David.

the film will still need to be processed first. You may get a better deal by asking for process only rather than pay for printing too, but I wouldn't bank on it being much cheaper. It's also worth bearing in mind that if you ask for process and print, and it turns out there is nothgn on the film, it may come back with no charge as a failure film. But, if you ask for Dev only - You will most likely be charged even if it is totally blank.


Ask first before you hand it over.

 

[davidh6781]

ok i thought i was living in dream land. yeah thats the thing i couldn't tell ya whats on there and don't want to waste money. When i have a DSLR fund.

thanks for your help

cheers

 

[TheBigYin]

I think curiosity would get the better of me to be honest. I found a film in my camera case a few months ago, and even though it'd been in the case for over ten years, I was straight away to the labs (okay - boots!) the following day. If you cared enough to take the shots in the first place, then I can't see how you could manage NOT to get it processed.

I'd second just taking it in for process and print - in the case of the above film, there were only 2 printable shots on the reel, and it cost me the grand sum of 50p to find out.

 

[s162216]

It depends on the film as to how good they will be - for example a guy lost a load of rolls of Kodachrome slide film he had used in the Rockies (think it was there) and 19 years later he was at the same place and found them. He got them developed and apparently they were absolutely almost perfect.

 

[MartynK]

It does depend on the type of film, to some extent, but the storage conditions are more important. Undeveloped film can last a long time in cool/dry conditions, but heat and humidity can kill it quickly.

Mallory and Irvine were reportedly carrying cameras on their summit bid during the 1924 Everest expedition, and there's always been hope of finding them to see if there's any evidence of reaching the summit. This intrigues me, I must admit, and Kodak seem pretty sure that the films could be developed and printed with useable results, because of the freezing temperatures, even after nearly 90 years. Mallory's body was found in 1999, but without a camera, and Irvine's remains have never been recovered.

I'd just hand your films in for D & P and see what happens.